6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 6 cities in Riverside County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Under Riverside County Ordinance No. 745, residents in compulsory-collection areas may not place a cart at the street more than 12 hours before pickup and must remove it within 12 hours after collection. Residential waste must be out by 6:00 a.m. on the designated day.
In unincorporated Riverside County, accumulating rubbish on real property is a declared public nuisance under Ordinance No. 541. Owners must abate within 30 days of a Notice of Violation, and the County may abate and place a lien on the parcel for its costs.
Vacant, unimproved parcels in unincorporated Riverside County must be cleared of hazardous and flammable vegetation, rubbish, and tumbleweeds under Ordinances 695 and 772. The Fire Department's Hazard Reduction Office inspects annually and issues Notices to Abate with a 30-day compliance window.
Unincorporated Riverside County has no ordinance requiring property owners to clear snow from sidewalks. Most of the county is low-desert and inland valley where measurable snow is rare; the few mountain communities such as Idyllwild, Pine Cove, and Anza receive occasional snow but the county imposes no mandatory clearance rule on adjacent property owners.
Cal. Streets & Highways Code Sec. 5610 (Owner Responsibility for Sidewalk Maintenance)
5610. The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a public street or place when that street or place is improved or if and when the area between the property line of the adjacent property and the street line is maintained as a park or parking strip, shall maintain any sidewalk in such condition that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property and maintain it in a co...
Riverside County Ordinance No. 593 (Code Chapter 5.28) limits garage sales in unincorporated areas to three per lot and three per person in any 12 consecutive months, no longer than 3 consecutive days, only between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., with one on-site sign no larger than 4 square feet.
Riverside County Ordinance No. 695 requires property owners in unincorporated areas to abate hazardous vegetation such as weeds, brush, dry grass, and tumbleweeds. Owners get a Notice of Violation and Order to Abate and must clear the property within 30 days or the County abates and bills them.
6 cities in Riverside County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
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